We guess you can call them super SUVs, or maybe hyper SUVs, but these days some luxury brands (and Dodge) are building SUVs that can almost hit 200 miles per hour. Those are really fast speeds, and until recently you needed a sports car with giant tires, wings, and guts to get to those limits. Now, you can do it from a luxury leather-wrapped SUV. But which is the fastest?
The Lamborghini Urus is the fastest SUV you can buy
The Lamborghini Urus, according to Lamborghini, can hit 190 mph or 305 kph. That makes the Urus the fastest SUV you can buy today, if you can afford its $230,000 price tag. It can reach those speeds thanks to its 650-horsepower twin-turbo V8 and plenty of downforce. The new Performate version, however, makes 657 horsepower, though Lambo hasn’t said it has a higher top speed.
And for some reason Lambo decided it needed to prove itself on ice, setting a record of 185 mph while driving on slippery ground in May of last year. He can go from 0 to 60 mph in 3.3 seconds. Although the Urus tops out at ridiculous speed, the Bentley Bentayga is a close second. It has a top speed of 187, thanks to its slick body and 600-horsepower 12-cylinder engine. Until very recently,
The fastest SUV you can buy isn’t the fastest you can buy
The fastest SUV you can buy today is the Tesla Model X P100D. This version of the Tesla Model X has a dual 518 horsepower motor. It can hit 60 miles per hour in 2.9 seconds, according to DuPont registration, or 2.5 seconds in Plaid version, according to Tesla, which makes it the fastest. It tops out at 155 miles per hour though, so it’s not the fastest.
You can recognize the Model X SUV by its unique gullwing rear doors that open like a DeLorean’s. TI has a range of 333 miles, and in the Plaid model it has a staggering 1,020 peak horsepower. Of course, all that quickness doesn’t come cheap, with the base version going for $112,590, while the Plaid package goes up to $130,590.
The second fastest SUV you can buy is the $92,000 Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat which is sadly in its last year of production. It can accelerate to 60 mph in 3.5 seconds thanks to its 710-horsepower American V8.
Could Ferrari’s new SUV challenge the Urus?
Definitely, the new Ferrari SUV set out to dethrone the Urus, its cross-country rival. The new Purosangue, which is due to hit the streets in 2023, will have 715 horsepower from a massive 6.5-liter Ferrari V-12 engine. Ferrari released a similar engine in its 812 Superfast car that can top 200 miles per hour, though that car weighs less. Unfortunately, the Purosangue is sold out until 2025.